Effect of different nitrogen plus phosphorus and sulphur fertilizer levels on growth, yield and quality of onion (Ailium cepa L.)

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3353-3361

  Rizk, Fatma A ^a   Shaheen, A M ^a   Abd El Samad, E A ^a   Sawan, Omaima M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bulb yield; Nitrogen; Onion; Phosphorus; Plant growth; Quality and Nutrient contents; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867756274     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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